South American Ski Resort Opening Dates for 2016: South American ski resorts just got buried in snow. Portillo ski resort in Chile reported 118″ of snow in the past 7 days.  Penitentes in Argentina reported 60″ in a few days last week. All this new snow bumped up opening dates in Chile. El Colorado ski resort in Chile is already open.  They opened on June 1st.  Many of […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 6, 2016 4 Comments
80-Inches of Snow Forecast for Chile This Week: Northern Chile has had a slow start to the ski season this summer. That may all be about to change as 80″ of snow is forecast for ski resorts in northern Chile. Valle Nevado, one of the most popular ski areas in Chile that sits just outside of Chile’s capital city of Santiago is forecast to receive 207cms (81″) of snow this week by snow-forecast.com. If this snowfall comes through the way its forecast to, northern Chilean ski resorts will certainly be able to get open this week. […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 6, 2015 0 Comments
Chilean Ski Resorts are Getting “California-ed” Despite the first day of winter arriving yesterday, the majority of Chilean ski resorts are yet to get their first sticking snowfall of the season this year. Northern Chile is doing especially poor this season with ski resort giants such a Portillo & Valle Nevado completely devoid of snow right now. “In all my years here, the snow has never taken so long to arrive or the season so long to start.” – Haydee Pereira, 15-year Valle Nevado employee These ski resorts in Northern Chile planned to open on June 20th. Due to the lack of snow, their opening dates are To Be Determined. Chile has been experiencing a drought for the past 8 years. Chile’s […] SnowBrains | June 22, 2015 3 Comments
2015 Opening Dates for South American Ski Resorts: Ski season has begun in South America! Corralco ski resort in Chile opened for the season last week to solid early season coverage. Right now, the southern ski resorts are looking good snow-wise and all planning to open within the month. Many of the northern ski resorts, especially the ones in Chile are completely devoid of snow right now. These still dry ski resorts do not have opening dates listed yet as they are waiting for their first sticking snowfalls to arrive. If you’re planning your trip to South America soon, you might want to start leaning towards the south and think about calling up SASS Argentina who does ski/snowboard trips in […] Sponsored | June 17, 2015 2 Comments
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